Given name & surname
Wieland
Wieland is a surname from German, ultimately from Proto-Germanic. It is used in English and German.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
A possible origin is Germanic, although the derivation remains uncertain.
How it developed
From Old High German Wiolant, from Proto-Germanic *Wēlanduz.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
The name’s historical associations include a grandson of the composer Richard Wagner.
Wieland’s family of names
In German usage, Wieland as a surname has a related form in Wayland. In German usage, Wieland as a surname has a related form in Wyland. In German usage, Wieland as a surname has a related form in Weeland.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 12
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Wieland
- Wieland WagnerGerman opera director (1917–1966)
- Wieland SchmidtGerman handball playerborn 1953
- Wieland Kuijkenmusician and player of the viola da gamba and baroque celloborn 1938
- Wieland SpeckGerman film director (born 1951)
- Wieland HerzfeldeGerman publisher and writer (1896–1988)
- Wieland FörsterGerman sculptor and painter (born 1930)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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